Poverty Rate in Van Buren County, TN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.1%
Rank #2,142/3,222 · #52 in TN
34th
Van Buren 16.1%
TN 13.8% +17.0%
US 12.6% +27.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Van Buren County's poverty rate of 16.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Van Buren County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,139 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 16.1% |
| #2,140 | Marshall County, OK | 16.1% |
| #2,141 | Mohave County, AZ | 16.1% |
| #2,142 | Van Buren County, TN | 16.1% |
| #2,143 | Gregg County, TX | 16.1% |
| #2,144 | Lewis County, WV | 16.1% |
| #2,145 | Wayne County, IL | 16.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Van Buren County, Tennessee has a poverty rate of 16.1%, ranking #2,142 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 27.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Tennessee, it ranks #52 of 95. This places it in the 34th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.